WRD: Week 15 – Good Intentions Sputter out

I immediately got this song in my head when I figured out what I wanted to use as the title of this week’s post. Other ideas had something to do with the roads and good intentions but my blog is filled with those types of posts!

I’m joining Deborah and Kim again for the Weekly Run Down! Feel free to join in as well to wrap up your week in fitness!

Hello Friends! Another week has gone by, in fact almost exactly 3 weeks now since my surgery. Healing is going well, at least with the wound itself; am trying not to overanalyse anything yet that I “feel” as far as my foot as a whole goes – it’s too early to really know if it’s a success or not (I’m just going to keep assuming it has but sometimes the brain likes to imagine a worst-case scenario).

I have to say, this week was quite the dud as far as exercise and motivation went. I am certain that my low emotional feeling not only related to not being able to exercise (like I am used to) but very likely also to do with menopause, hormones, etc. This entire week I woke up every day except today, Sunday, with a headache. This did not help me start my days in a very positive way , that’s for sure. So, what happened this week?

This Week In Fitness

Monday – Fitness Blender Abs & Kettlebell Workout

Tuesday – Fitness blender Abs (a different one) and Arms Workout

Wednesday – Pilates

Thursday – Fitness Blender Butt & Thigh + Quick Chest and Back

Friday – Abs & Kettlebell repeat

Saturday – Rest. Going Went to see the Girl and her Guy in den Bosch

Sunday – 10KM race for Ron in Enschede (which means I did nothing)

To be honest not a whole lot to report. I did manage Monday – Wednesday workouts, and my bike commute was a bit more than usual. I decided to take the long way to work (hilarious since I don’t live very far away at all) and added exactly 1.1KM extra in total to the daily distance. I also biked to Pilates (instead of driving, because I can’t drive right now) and to the center of town Thursday after work and then home. Friday I cycled to the train station and home, since I was meeting a friend in Utrecht.

On a positive note, at least I had quite the social end of the week/ weekend. On Thursday during my lunch break I popped over across the street to where my friend Linda works and we had coffee and a great chat. I hadn’t seen her since I ran Apeldoorn in February and we’ve only managed to go on one lunch walk. Now that I can’t walk we figured coffee was a good substitute!

Then on Thursday evening I meet up with my friend Marie-José. She’s the one I’ve been going out to the movies with the last several months and occasionally coffee. We had a great dinner and a great catch-up as well. I’ve known M-J for quite a long time (I met her via another American-Expat friend) but as she didn’t live in Arnhem and we were only acquaintances, I only reconnected with her when she actually moved here and looked me up. I’m glad she did!

On Friday I had a lunch date with my friend Joanna in Utrecht, whom I know for ages now; we actually met through my blog and literally ran into each other on a race course when we first met in person. We’ve been doing events together ever since. She’s such a sweet person, with the biggest heart. We spent hours at lunch talking and eating (and eating and eating!!). Hopefully we can see each other more often in the future than we normally do. She does live a bit far away from me, so that does make it a bit of a challenge.

Joanna and I at TGIFridays (or I guess it’s just called Fridays, these days – gotta love an American chain in the Netherlands

On Saturday I didn’t do any work out again (unless you count having to do food shopping and schlepping heavy bags home) and on Saturday early evening we went to see my stepdaughter and her boyfriend in Den Bosch which was lovely.

my stepdaughter works in a specialty tea shop in Den Bosch, so before we had dinner we all had a lovely cup of tea.

And… on Sunday we were off again for another race in Enschede; this was my Half Marathon PR race that I was supposed to run, prior to knowing that I would have surgery, so it was kind of bittersweet being there. Ron ran the 10KM, my trainer Chantor the marathon (in 3:16 which is like at least a 15 min PR), and two others from Runiversity ran the marathon, 1 got a PR and the other had to drop out due to horrible knee pain. I *AM* happy for my running friends, for sure. I’ll have that at some point as well. Probably next year now.

Ron, Kim and I walking around the start and finish area

Ron right before the finish at the 10KM

So, not a lot of workouts, not a whole lot of biking, but definitely I was kind of all over country in just a few days AND a bit too much eating out was happening.

I don’t have a plan yet for next week – I did not start walking more this week either and I haven’t done stairs yet. So, yeah, it’s going well. /sarcasm

Tell me something good about your week! Do you have any motivational advise for me? Do you ever have weeks where it’s more social activity than physical fitness?

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I seriously think your attitude is good. All I have for advice is to try to think of the big picture (down the road) and not the here & now. I know, easy words, huh! All the non-running fitness right now will reinforce/ensure a successful rally back when the time is right. It’s great that you can support Ron on all of his races, though I can appreciate how bitter-sweet it may be. Hang in there, Friend!!!

It is tough to have to sit out of races that you had planned to run due to injury. I have definitely been there a few times. You got in some great cycling KM’s and you will be back before you know it. Thanks for linking up!

How fun that you got to socialize with friends so much this week! See, a side effect of not training is having lots of time. Me, since I’m running less, I’m enjoying that I don’t have to stress about fueling and stuff. Hey, silver lining, right?

Looks to me like you got in more activity than you’re giving yourself credit for. I can totally relate to how the mood goes in the dumps along with the metabolism when running is not happening. You’ll be back though! Until then, try to enjoy the extra social time.

Glad the healing is going well and that you had some fun social times this week! It sounds like you’re doing well with the strength training and the bicycling. I don’t have any motivation tips. I felt the same way last year when I was in an ankle brace. I was allowed to bike but instead of taking advantage of that, I just felt sorry for what I couldn’t do. Not the most productive thing. Thanks for mentioning fitness blender, by the way. I looked into it last week and it’s great!

Thanks Chaitali. It’s hard right? I mean we know that doing something is better than nothing! I get in pity party mode though and I really want to get out of that. You are welcome! I only discovered Fitblender myself and I also really like it!

Three weeks. You are getting there day by day. I get terrible headaches so I really feel for you. Glad Sunday was a headache free day. I love how Ron looks so focused in that photo of you guys in the Start Area!

Your hair DOES look fabulous! I hate it when I have great looking hair, then I have to brush it out to put it up in a ponytail to run. What a waste of a good hair day!

I wouldn’t worry about the lack of fitness motivation. Listen to your body. You are only 3 weeks post-surgery. You had a great time with your friends and that’s worth a lot. You probably are missing those endorphins that you get used to from running. You will get there! Be patient (said the world’s most impatient woman!) :)

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